Thousands of Women Tortured & Executed in Indian Witch Hunts

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From 2000 to 2012, experts say as many as 2,500 people — many of them women — in India have been accused of “witchcraft,” and have been tortured and killed. Usually these “witches” are killed during mob violence, pretty much for no other reason than superstition being used to justify violence against women.

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  1. Wouldn’t there be a connection between believing in talking ancestors and believing in witches? Perpetuating magical thinking can be dangerous

    They all need reality and fact-based education.

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